This isn't how fairy tales typically begin, but it's where mine starts...
No money, no phone, and abandoned on the streets of Chicago.
With my baby in my arms, I wander into a bar in a shady neighborhood and ask to use their phone.
When my father turns us away and completely disowns me, the bar owner, and total hottie, offers us a place to stay...no strings attached.
I'm leery at first.
Hot alpha guy.
Down on her luck single mother.
I mean, who wouldn't be wary?
Lucio Gallo isn't like most men, though. He's fiercely protective, loyal, and did I mention he's covered in nothing but muscle?
Above all else, he's everything I need but never knew I wanted.